Even with Old Man Zhou's assurance, Gu Lingling still felt uneasy.

And the snowstorm indeed matched the one in her dream, stopping after two days.

The first heavy snowfall of winter left a thick layer of snow on the roads after it stopped.

At this time, the military unit would send soldiers to clear the roads. Sometimes villagers would also join in the snow removal.

Under Gu Lingling's instructions, Old Man Zhou and Old Man Qian obediently followed orders without saying a word extra when Gu Tongzhou directed them to a spot.

Afraid that saying something wrong might lead to misunderstanding.

But even so, the day after the snow stopped, a tractor drove to the ruined temple in Nanshui Village.

When Gu Lingling saw Gu Juan, she understood.

No matter how careful they were, there was a saying "If you want to frame someone, any excuse will do."

Gu Juan had surprisingly joined the city militia, judging by the badge on her sleeve, she even held a position.

Gu Juan jumped off the vehicle with a faint smile, glancing at the onlooking villagers with an air as if to say, "Mr. Hu has returned again."

"Arrest Old Man Zhou," Gu Juan commanded loudly.

With her order, the militia team members started jumping off the vehicle one after another.

"Gu Juan, what are you doing?" Gu Tongzhou's face was steely as it was a surprise for someone to arrest people without so much as a greeting upon entering the village.

Furthermore, doesn't Gu Juan feel embarrassed about what happened a while back? Does she think everyone here doesn't know, or is she deceiving herself?

Still having the nerve to come and flaunt her power in the village.

Old Man Zhou was indeed a malfeasant, but their ideological education toward him had never slackened. His weekly ideological reports were quite deep.

"The militia is handling this, and if you try to stop us, we'll take you as well," said a man with a middle parting in his hair.

"This is our famous Village Chief of Nanshui Village." Gu Juan crossed her arms and explained with a smile to the man, "Village Chief Gu, we need to take this man for some education."

"His ideological education is ongoing, and all his weekly reports are submitted on time." Gu Tongzhou replied, "So this man..."

"Village Chief Gu, we have the paperwork." Gu Juan smiled faintly and signaled someone to hand the paperwork to Gu Tongzhou, as if she had predicted his response.

"Village Chief Uncle." Gu Lingling looked at Gu Tongzhou with concern, and just then, Gu Juan waved her hand, and a few people were about to capture Old Man Zhou.

"What are you doing?" came Zhao Si'en's voice from the ruined temple.

Gu Lingling hurried inside, only to see Zhao Si'en being shoved to the ground.

"Enen, are you alright?" Gu Lingling helped her up.

"They..." Zhao Si'en wanted to say something more but was stopped by Gu Lingling.

The more you say, the more mistakes you'll make with these people; if they catch anything on you, it won't end well.

"What, a young intellectual you protecting this malfeasant? What's your relationship with him?" Gu Juan sneered and asked.

"No relationship, just asking." Gu Lingling replied indifferently, "Does the militia not allow people to speak? Young intellectuals come to the countryside to receive re-education from the working people, not to be hit."

"You..." Gu Juan was so angered by this retort that she glared at Gu Lingling.

"How dare you speak to our deputy captain like that? You must be tired of living!" the man with the middle part pointed at Gu Lingling.

"What? The militia is going to hit people?" Gu Lingling shouted loudly, "Come quick, everybody, the militia is going to beat people."

"No hitting people." The villagers automatically shielded Gu Lingling and Zhao Si'en behind them, "What's the big deal about the militia? Even the militia can't indiscriminately hit people."

"Exactly, our Lingling's family has been poor farmers for generations," an older woman embraced Gu Lingling protectively.

"Why are they absurdly coming to our village to arrest people and now want to hit people too? What do they take our village for?"

After all, they're just a bunch of kids, now acting as if they have some imperial authorization.

Although most people are afraid to speak up, they are really displeased with their actions.

"What are you all shouting about? Do you want to be like this malfeasant?" Gu Juan shouted angrily, "We're leaving."